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NOTICE.

IF THE LAD WHO TOOK A PAIR OF
1 oak runners and shoes from the Garner
Of Second and Cherry steeis win return
then to n. Chilberg's store, he viii cave
trouble fe6 IL
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FOUND.

A sCow, AFLoAT MAR MOUTH
n of Salmon Bay. 10 feet wife and 50
feet long. The owner can recover prop
cry by paying expeneeA
fec z JOHN SCHWEITZER.
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A Suffrage Call.


WILL BUY A MEDIUM SIZED
w mule team. suitable for farm or con-
tract work II you want eargaia come
and Try them On the ranch, at Oak HArb0r.
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i with services. IN any ie Sifimake bust
ness. By a yoang man Of Thorough bust
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The Belliagham Bay Railway
and Navigation Company.

sKATTLE W.T.. Jan. q. fss7.
NOTICE - HkREBY GiFEN THAT
~ the principal And kcaA ofice Of this
company has been removed from the city
ard coat - % W hatcoEn, In this Territory,
. the city q Seattle and county Of King,
tharesn- By o1der q the BoAxd Of I rusteez.
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February ~ theT VIII be pla1ed in TIE
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FOR SALE.

A FOUR-RO0MEp HOUSE AND
N fUrniture. No. lo6H Cherry Streex. 70
. family without smna cAldren- A baz-
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TNHK HALF BLOCK. on SOUTH SIC
il ond sEreet batween Main and Jack
son On which are located the New Ar
iington Hotel and re PiumneF h0ue.
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For Rent.

TWO OFFICE ROOMS AND ONE
i nne snita Of rooms suifAhle for light
housekeeping. In one Of the best build
ings in the CITY. Inquire At this ofiice Jeso
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The West shore. PertlAnd's well known
and popular Illustrated magszlne. ap-
pears this monfh in rev and much I'M
proved form.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-29
1T WAS A SCHEME.
The Divisionists ROped In Local
Option in the Last Legislature
To Rriun Out q EuJIer Vote

The Divisionists ROped In Local
Option in the Last Legislature
To Bring Out a Fuller Vote.
Special to the Globe.
COLUMBIA, Oct. 2S.-The signs of the
times indicate that local option I'M Brown
county will be defeated on the Sth of
November. The temperance people are
very inactive. Particularly is this the
case with the leaders, consisting of Hon.
James III. Fletcher, f. FL. Hagerty, c. A.
Bliss, A.. LOomiS, Ralph Brum,
and several others. Different opin-
ions are expressed as to the
lack of enthusiasm. 1t is be-
lieved by some that the South Dakota
contingent in the last territorial legisla-
ture was the means of securing the pass
age of the local option bill, in order to
make the election on the division q,leS-
tiOn more interesting and exciting. The
on the division question was not of Suf-
ficient force in itself to properly
;and intelligenty express the senti-
ment of the people on the question
of dividing the territory. The scheme
is a clever one, and in some localities
will have its effect. But the people of
this section of Central Dakota have
pretty strong anti-division proclivities.
Especially is this the case with several
of the more prominent temperance
leaders, hence the absence of activity
and enthusiasm in the present cam
paign. 1t is conjectured by many that
a very light vote will be polled for local
option in Brown county, and a still
lighter one on the division question.
The people don't want division on the
46th parallel. If it's the destiny of the
territory to be divided, it is the desire
that it be made either on the 7th standard
parallel or the Missouri river.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-29
Buford County.

WILLIsToN, Oct 1--we have here in Bu-
ford county thousands OF acres of the best
land in the Northwest, still unsettled. The
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railway
was, this summer, built through our county,
and we are situated on the Missouri river.
which the steamboats, navigate in summer
regularly. Williston is the county seat, on the
bank of the Missouri river and is one of the
most beautiful locations in the West The
land is of the most fertile kind Wheat is
grown at an average of twenty-four bushels
per acre; oats sixty bushels per acre; and
am not exaggerating when say that the
very best vegetables in the United States are
raised right here in Buford county,
would not say anything against Vermont
where formerly lived-for think she is a
grand old state and the best place on earth
to raise young men, but not the best to raise
good crops and good stock. When was six
years of age my father moved onto a new
timbered farm in the East. There, with the
assistance of my three older brothers, he
trees in the, winter. In spring. after
the fire had run over the ground,
we would cut the logs up, take the oxen in,
draw the logs together and burn them up.
After the timber was all finely burned off,
we would put horse and harrow in amongst
the stumps-which were as thick as they
could stand, almost-and harrow in the seed.
And 1t took about five years before we could
then, after that, it took about five years more
to get the stones out so we could plow it with
comfort
There, Mr.. Editor, is where we had to work
to keep the wolf Srom our door. Now,
have often wondered why people would
farm in country like that when they can
have plenty of good land without q stump or
stone on it just simply by taking it.
We also have an abundance Of wood and
coal. The latter you can have by simply dig
ging it out of the side of some bank. Two
men can dig coal enough in week to fur
nish fuel for one family for year.
Horses and cattle Craze out ali winter. !
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-29
IGNORANT FOREIGNERS. >,
A Prohibition Orator Offends an
Audience of Scotchmen and
Loses a Good Many Votes for
His CanSo

A Prohibition Orator Offends an
Audience of Scotchmen and
Loses a Good Many Votes for
His Cause.
Special to the Globe
SIOUX FALLS, Oct. 2s.-Sioux Falls
can now boast of Burchard in the tenn
perance cause, whose unwilling utter
ance in public speech is liable to cost
the prohibitionists enough votes to lose
the election. A. r. Bryan, one of the
members of the local option committee.
and hard. and sincere prohibition
worker, spoke recently at Dell Rapids.
In the course of his address he spoke of
the foreigners as the Ignorant class of
voters" who would support the saloons
in any event. AS it happens large
share of the voters, and a large portion
or Bryan'S audience, was made up of
Scotch quarrymen-bright, intelligent
men, but as proud and sensitive as
those of their countrymen who batsled
for so many years for their freedom.
They took deadly offenSe at Mr. Bryan's
unjust reflection, and after the speech
an 1mprovised indignation meeting was
held by the outraged ScOtchmen. AS
one said:
We may no9 NC Qute DIS We'll euuCdCeQ as
some of the smart lawyers which the Pro-
hibitionists send out to abuse us, but we will
show them that our votes count on election
day,
One well posted Scotchman said the
utterance would cost the Prohibitionists
200 votes among the men of his nation
ality alone. Mr.. Bryan is now busy
trying to explain what he said and
what he didn't say, but the revolt has
started, and high license men are be-
ginning to look for a good majority on
the 5th of November.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-29

justice in this case shall decree the
breaking of his Office of the indicted
district attorney, it must be conceded
that the bar and people of Custer county
will have received'a reprimand and q
lesson which, it is to be hoped, will still
further elevate the forms of justice in
the county and teach the people to use
more care and independence in the Sc
lection of prosecuting attorneys.
Another presentation by the grand
Jury against county official was found,
that of School Superintendent Bower:
He was presented for removing and
maintaining his office at Hermosa, not
the county seat. A very brief eXamiua-
ton of the statutes in such cases re-
suited in the dismissal of the. case
against Prof. Bower. His office is not
included in the list of those offices re-
cited by the law as requiring to be kept
at the county seat. 1t is one of the re-
vealed secrets of the grand jury room
that the efforts of District Attorney
Frye to have Supt. Bower 'sput through"
contributed not little to bring down
on his own head the condemnation of
this grand inquest of his constituents.
While Frye was waiting for the report
of the jury condemning Bower, their
bomb shell exploded under his own
feet.
The grand jury also "took a whack"
at Buffalo Gaps intestinal cOnvulSiOns
by indicting Riordan, the eX-marShal of
that town, for resisting officers arrest
ing him and assaulting Justice Ford
with revolver, particulars of which
were telegraphed the GLOBE at the
time. 1t is probable that the conduct of
the peoples attorney in this case be-
fore the justice will make one of the
leading instances in the prosecution of
Frye. The situation generally justifies
the opinion that Custer county is not
yet ready for the millennium.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-29
Nelson County.

LAKoTA, Oct. 1O.-When first came to this
country, the spring of SO, there was nothing
to be seen but a vast wilderness of prairie
lands. Not 200 acres of land in
cultivation within radius of forty
miles and only one house could be seen from
where settled. Now there are fine farm
buildings all around me and four towns sit
uated on the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Mani
toba railroad, ranging in size from 100 to
700 lnhabitants-an in sight of my place.
am located one mile from the above
mentioned railroad, and two and
one-half miles from the town of Mapes, my
shipping point. TO give you some idea of the
rapid growth of this country, regarding the
farming industry, have only to relate my
own experience. have what is considered
here medium.sized farm-yet it seems quite
year had in cultivation 600 acres-520 of
which was in wheat, from which 1 have
threshed IA, III bushels of No. hard wheat,
or an average of twenty-seven and one
quarter bushels per acre. From sixty acres 1
have threshed 5000 bushels of oats, and
from twenty acres have threshed 900 bush
els OF barley These are simply facts. The
land is all measured and the grain has been
weighed. As to vegetables, can only say
have never seen anything to compare with
them. A word to my sporting friends and
am done. To you l will say, October is the
best month in the year to visit Dakota. AS
for game, we have the prairie chicken,
grouse, sn1pe, plover, all the varieties Of
ducks from the canvas back to the blue
winged teal, geese and brant by the thou
sand. have killed twenty-five of the latter
birds in half day mySelf D. c. HERSDON
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-29
Walsh County.

PARK RIVER Oct. 13.I was one of the for
tunates who took courage and settled among
he few scattered settlers in Walsh county,
farmers came in. They could not afford to
bees on summer day, went. to work,
took land, and Immediately built
their log cabins or sod houses.
What do we see to-day? Where, six or seven
years ago, nothing but small shack here
ana there, and few burrows plowed up, Or
namented the ground Great changes have
occurred since, large, commodious two-story
frame buildings have sprung up, convenient,
well constructed; farms, with the air OF pros
perity hanging over them, and fields covered
with stacks of barley and oats, now
greet the eye. How can they help being
prosperous. with their rights of free land-or
almost free-and access to cheap railroad
lands. A poorman can find no place on the
continent where he has the chance to work
himself up as he has here. You will not have
to pay from S5 to $40 per acre to get your
land ready for breaking. You will not have
to farm on red sand hills-sand prairies. if
such there be-up here they are left for
gophers and prairie dogs
wheat is the main product, because it can
be raised cheap: Barley, oats and fax make
good yields, and potatoes, as q rule, are the
finest have ever seen. Although not cult
Tated much yet corn is raised for fodder.
Hay can be cut on prairies or lower lands,
and wood in plenty along the rivers.
There is still free lands to be had in Walsh
county. and lands held by non-residents
can be bought cheap. The adjoining county,
CaValler, is now the attractive point. as the ex-
tension OF the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Mani
toba railway is being completed and plenty
OF good farming land can be had for taking
IL. JOHN OFSTEDAHL.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-29
ABOUT A COURT HOUSE.
Ransom County Wants One, But
Doesn't Feel Like Backing Up
the Commissioners In Incurring
a Heavy Indebtedness.


Special to the Globe.
LISBON, Oct. 2S.-RanSom county has
got into muddle about the erection of
court house thatOverShadOWS all other
subjects at present. Last summer its
present board of commissioners under
took to build a court house of large di-
mensions, without consulting the peO-
pie or asking their approval, and pro-
posed to pay for same, $4,000, by issu-
ing county warrants for the work and
material as the same was furnished, the
warrants to draw s per cent interest.
Those who thought this action arbi-
trary, and that it would have tendency
to greatly depreciate the value of county
warrants. took an'appeal to Judge Nc
COnnell to have the work stopped.
While the appeal was pending it was
discovered by the commissioners that,
before letting the contract for the
building, they had not advertised for
bids the necessary time prescribed by
law; SO they passed resolution rev0king
the contract, after the stone foundation
was laid and other expenses occurred.
And they now appeal to the voters of
the county to decide whether a court
house shall be built and warrants
issued in payment therefor. The tenn
per OF the people seems to be such that
it is likely the proposition will be de-
feated by a large majotity. Two new
commissioners are to be elected in No
vember, and the anti-court house candi-
dates seem to have the inside track.
The present prices of wheat and poor
crops do not encourage the voters to in
dulge in the luxury of a court house,
paying for same in warrants drawing so
large interest, and all to be paid inside
of year or two at the farthest. MANY
who are in favor of building a court
house will oppose the proposition in its
present shape, they preferring to issue
bonds for that purpose, running for a
number of years, so as to bring part of
the burden ON thousands of acres of
railroad and government land not yet
subject to taxation.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-29
Dakota the Place For Eastern
Farmers Who Have Little
Money to Invest.
There Are Plenty of Cheap
Lands in the Best Sec
tions Obtainable.
The Evidence of Men Who
Have Tried Farming in
the East and West.
Letters Of Some Well-KnOWn
Citizens, Telling What
Can Be Done.

Another installment of letters from
Dakota farmers is printed in this issue
of the GLOBE. They bear the stamp of
genuineness, and show their freedom
from any interested influence, because
the names are signed to them. And
they are not written by land agents, or
money lenders, or men who would hope
to reap pecuniary benefit by getting
people to leave their homes in the
East and come to Dakota. The letters
come from bona fide farmers, who have
mostly lived on their lands for years
and know whereof they speak. They
contain great deal of valuable infor-
nation for people in the East and South
who are seeking homes in the North
west, and they ought to induce con-
siderable amount of immigration to Da-
kOta.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-29

GOOD Word for Judge Thomas
The Gases Against Frye and
Riordan --- Prof Bower Held
BIameless.
Special to the Globe.
CUSTER, Oct. 2S.-The term of court for
this Custer county, that has just been
held by Judge Thomas. was not remark
able for any important cases so much as
for general improvement on the decorum
and dignity Of proceedings in and about
the room. The juries that were assem-
bled, grand and petit, were made up of
better material than has, unfortunately,
always been found in the panels of
Custer county, and the trials have been
measureably free from the swashbuckIer
and bulldozing style of conduct which
has f1OuriShed in some previous terms.
The improvement in this respect is
largely due to Judge Thomas strict pres
ervation of the dignity of the law.
Judge Thomas came here last fall from
Kentucky under the prejudice that in
evitably must surround a Judge ap-
pointed from another-especially
Southern-state, after the national
conventions of both parties had de-
clared against that style of impor-
tation. He has borne himself with such
dignity on the bench and with so much
of that mixture of cordiality and cour-
tesy which the French call bonhommie
that he has entirely and quickly lived
down that objection to himself person.
ally. Professionally Judge Thomas has
been a hard student evidently, for he
has I'D short time made himself famiI-
lar to degree with the statutes and
rulings of the territory. On the bench
he mingles frmnesS with ingrained
courtesy and judicial impartiaiity. A
notable thing that evidences his deter
mlnatlon to judge cases On their merits
is his insiStance on the facts being
drawn out of witnesses whenever the
1nadvertence or inexperience of counsel
questioning is likely to leave the iury
only partially informed. His considera-
tion for young and timid laWyers-We
have those in the Hills possessing the
latter quality-has made him popular
with the entire professional profession
that eXcels all others in its ethics and
fellowship.
This professional regard was slngu-
larly illustrated at the same term of
court in the reluctance of the LAWYERS TO
take
THE PLACE OF PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
against District Attorney Frye, who has
been indicted by the grand jury of this
county for malfeaSance of Office. They
are reluctant to be the means of humili-
ating one of their number and bringing
further disgrace on the bar of the Black
Hills by securing his conviction. An
attorney for the prosecution must be
found, and he will doubtless do his pain
ful duty faithfully, but no member of
{ sciIe bar desires to be selected by the
Eourt for the duty. at tue same tfme,if
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-29

or to show up your public record. A
plain ordinary citizen like me can do
that. SO you need not worry who | am.
If you want to know real bad, find out.
THE YANKTON BOODLERS.
1t may be expected that there will be
a plank in the next Republican platform
something like this:
Whereas, Against Our protests Gov. Church
has chosen to remove some OF our brothers
from the Yankton board of the Dakota hos
pital for the insane: be it -
Resolved, That we only submit because we
have to, and because we did want TO get the
benefit of that appropriation.
AT least this seems to be about the
position that the Republican press of
the territory has taken on this question.
With almost one accord they accept the
inevitable and say: 'Let the improve
ments go on. 1t may be all right, but
we do hate to have Dakota's first Demo-
cratic governor score such good
point" The people of Yankton, though,
seem to be well enough pleased with the
result. They are going to have the S92,-
500 appropriation expended for the ben
eft of the city. Take this in cOnnec-
ton with the fact that the city of Yank-
ton is to be made the '..See city" of the
Catholic church for South Dakota, and
that the Manitoba road is to build there
next year, and YanktOn has enough to
make herself feel pretty good-if there
is that little odium attached of enter
tanning bOodlers i'll her midst.
THE LoOKER-IN. +
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-29
MUST BE EXPLAINED"

If the Sioux Reservation Bill Is to
Be Passed by Congress There
Must Be Grease to Oil the
Wheels.
Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-There is some
reason to fear that the Dawes bill for
the opening of the Sioux reservation
may not fare any better in the coming
long session of congress than i'm the past
two sessions. 1t may be true that Con-
gresham Peel, of Arkansas, is fayora-
bic to the bill, and will be chairman of
the committee in place of WellbOrn, re-
tired. 1t may be that Senator Dawes
will introduce the measure, as hereto
fore. But Senator Dawes has only one
vote in the senate, and Congressman Peel
has but one vote in the house. The cor
pofatiOns which are opposed to the bill
have more votes than that. They can
get really as many votes as they need.
That is the gist OF tl case as it stands.
Ii the people along the Missouri river
want to have the reservation opened
they must be prepared to meet any and
every emergency which may arise next
winter; and one of the emergencies NAV
require the expenditure of money. That
is bald and cruel fact. On more than
one occasion it has been suggested to
the gentlemen in charge of the bill for
the people that $4,000 Or.more might
prove effective. There is little doubt
that that amout of money would have
MADE THE BILL PRETTY SOLID
in May, 1856. Before gentlemen are
sent to look after the bill it would lie
well to consider all of the points in
volved. If Pierre and others interested
shall send a delegation here, and have
them remain all winter, the time and
money so invested will be thrown
away, unless all the sinews of war.
which a close campaign might unex-
pectedly require, are furnished. These
are lamentable facts, but they are words
OF wisdom. One man, representing AIN
opposing interest, can come here on the
day set for the consideration of the bill,
and, with few thousands in hand. can
explain" the matter to congressman i'm
such manner as to kill the bill and
nullify months of labor, unlt\,s The par
ties who want the bill passed are able to
explain" matters in the truly practic-
able Huntingdon manner. In the re-
cent railroad investigation it ye,s deyel-
oped thzk "a great deal of exclamation
Is required" on some bills which come
pefore congress affecting corporations.
IL is safe to believe and count upon the
sincerity and integrity of Dawes and
Feel, but their ability is exceedingly
clrcumscribed. 1t is safe. to count upon
the hostility of Senator Spooner, of Wis
con.n, and the friendship ex-senator
oa"yer mast be gained. The bill passed